30—Friday, Jewelry I, 1971 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Laikin Feted on 75th Birthday Associates in the Labor Zionist movement gathered with members of his family to honor .Benjamin M. Laikin, on his 75th birthday, Saturday night, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Harold (Batsheba) Davidson, of Shadow Lane, Bloomfield Hills. It was a total family reunion BENJAMIN M. LAIKIN and with Dr. and Mrs. Davidson and their children, Joshua and Jessica, acting as hosts, the other children and grandchildren who came here for the event were: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley (Pnina) Wilkins and Maury, Deborah, Abi- gail and Susan Michal of Balti- more; Prof. and Mrs. Sol (Judith) Elkin and Elissa and Shoshana of Albion; Mr. and Mrs: Israel (Shulamith) Tuchman and Rachel, Dahlia and Aviv Laikin of Los Angeles. Lalkin was born Jan. 1, 1896, in Pobelov, province of Minsk, MUSIC MY SAM BARNETT AND HIS ORCHESTRA LI. 1-2563 DON'T WAIT1 , COME IN & SEE OUR SAMPLES Saha 3.a ting. 352-8930 Eye Doctors Proscriptions Filled PRESCRIPTION OPTICAL CO. 26001 Coolidge 543-3343 LETTER BOX Russia, and he came to Baltimore 'Leningrad Trial Shows at the age of 17. He settled in Detroit in 1929 and was in the Utter Bankruptcy wiping cloth business here until of Marxist Theory' 1960. Editor, The Jewish News: Since his retirement, be de- The Leningrad "Trials" unmask voted time to writing his mem- the utter bankruptcy of Marxist oirs, which were published in theory. It is obvious that the epi- Yiddish under the title, "Mem- temological basis of Soviet society oirs of a Practical Dreamer" is anchored upon a theoretical last year. His book now Is being groundwork which has no empiri- translated into English for early cal evidence for its support. publication. Russian anti-Semitism and im- perialism are deeply rooted in the During his entire residence in Detroit, Laikin was associated soil of Soviet society. Since Tsarist with Poale Zion Branch 3. He is times, the goal of warm water a former president of the Jewish ports has been a target of Russian National Fund and of the Zionist expansionism. Over the years, Council of Detroit. Be was one of nothing has changed. We see the the organizers of the Jewish Com- Soviets embracing the Nazi-orient- munity Council and helped in ed Anwar Sadat. The much vaunt- framing its constitution. He is a ed alteration of "human nature" member of Congregation Shaarey has not been achieved by the Zedek and a regular participant "Communist" state. We see simply the exacerbation of ancient prob- in Sabbath services. His interest upon coming to De- lems. When a state fails to achieve troit has been especially in the its goals, it must seek a scape- Farband Shute. He was the orga- goat. The Jew serves as a scape- nizer of the first Yiddish school goat today, as he did in Tsarist in Baltimore under auspices of times. Russian cynicism blames Zion- the Arbeiter Ring and he con- ism for its failures. Hence, the tinued that interest here. Jew must bear the brunt. Of what He also has been instrumental crime are the Leningrad martyrs in efforts for the Farband Camp convicted? The desire to leave the and for many years was a leader Cancer Ward which is the USSR. in Histadrut campaigns. Let my people go! One of the participants in the LEONARD W. MOSS, building of the Labor Zionist Professor, Department Center, he is now active in the of Anthropology, planning of a new Labor Zionist Wayne State University Center about to be completed. • In his industrial activities he held national position, served as Detroit Friends Condemn president of National Association Russian Discriminations of Wiping Cloth Manufacturers and Editor, The Jewish News: upon his retirement was named As an individual and a member an honorary life member of the of the Society of Friends, I want association's board of directors. to express may support of the ef- His wife, the late Anna Laikin, fort to secure religious freedom shared with him many communal for Jewish believers and other labors as well as in sponsoring religious groups in the Soviet literary reading circles. Such emi- Union. nent authors as I. I. Schwartz, Quakers have been led by the Mendel Elkin, David Pinsky, Abba Divine Spirit to believe that capital Gordin and others were encour- punishment is wrong—and most as- aged by them and were guests suredly doubly wrong when this in their home at special functions. act is carried out in order to in- Laikin participates in Allied Jew- timidate persons from observing ish Campaigns and his voice has their religious duties. been head at public gatherings in Members of the Society of support of Israel and the Zionist Friends are aware of the barba- movement. rous suppression and genocidal He presently resides at 14350 acts of the Communist regimes in Martha Washington, Southfield. the Soviet Union. Our dear breth- ren, the peace-loving Mennonites, Early Rising have suffered for generations for No man practices so well as maintaining the testimonies of our he writes. I have, all my life Quaker-Mennonite faith. They have long, been lying till noon; yet I known the same pogroms, the per- tell all young men, and tell them secutions, the cultural genocide with great sincerity, that nobody and civil disabilities that the Jews who does not rise early will ever of Russia have borne for decades. do any good.—Samuel Johnson. C. G. DAVIDSON, Clerk, Social Concerns Committee Detroit Friends Meeting (Orthodox) . • • • Editor, The Jewish News: The Black Quakers of Detroit want to let your people know that Friends understand and support your efforts to see the Russian Jews free to worship according to the traditions of the Hebrew faith. Lois Ekelmon At our Tuesday prayer meet- ing, we litfed up the plea to Heaven to deliver those in prison for conscience's sake. Our prayer is for peace and freedom for all humanity — Jew, Arab, Black, White, Vietnamese and everybo- dy. "Let the oppressed go free." 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